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Managing psychosocial risks: A top priority for employers

Across Australia, safety regulators are making it clear: mental health risks must be treated as seriously as physical hazards.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

New WHS Responsibilities For 'Digital Work Systems' In 2026: What Your Business Needs To Know

Bill will require employers to more closely examine how their digital work systems affect employee health and safety, particularly in relation to workload, monitoring and decision-making.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

Taking the time to get your safety framework right, including regular reviews to address changes, will be time well spent.

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Victorian Government Backs Landmark Workplace Surveillance Reforms

Key proposals the Victorian Government supports and the implications for entities with a workplace in Victoria.

Australia Employment

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

The Inside Employment, IR And Safety Podcast Series

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AI is now a WHS issue in NSW. Are employers ready?

Australia Employment

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

All I Want For Christmas Is An Unproblematic Christmas Party!

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Major Reforms To The Model Work Health And Safety Framework And Incident Notification Duties

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Staying Safe around the Holidays

Australia Employment

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Polaris Lawyers

Victoria's new psychosocial health regulations have commenced – Employers are you complying?

Australia Employment

PP

Pointon Partners

Employee Performance Improvement Plan: What You Need To Know

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

How Businesses Can Protect Themselves At Christmas Parties, And The Obvious Things You Shouldn't Be Doing. John Stanley Interviews Michael Byrnes

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Key Changes To Paid Parental Leave Under Baby Priya's Law

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Insights Into Unique Court Decisions, With Pavlos Stavropoulos, Senior Disputes And Insolvency Solicitor At Addisons

Australia Insolvency

CP

Cathro & Partners

Not every professional error leads to liability

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

AI is now a WHS issue in NSW. Are employers ready?

Australia Employment

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Talking Aussie Farming With Stephen Commadeur (Podcast)

Australia Real Estate

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FTI Consulting

ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends

Australia Technology

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 4, Part 2 - Director's Duties

For safety practitioners, senior leaders and directors keen to keep across the latest in safety law.

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ready or not, new OH&S regulations are here

Victoria's new OH&S (Psychological Health) Regs mark a shift in employers' obligations to proactively control health & safety risks associated with psychosocial hazards.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

The importance of accurately reporting a workplace injury – a case review

Explains that Qld workers must accurately report how a workplace injury occurred, highlighting a recent QIRC decision.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Local Council Liable To Employee For Psychiatric Injury From Fake Email

This decision serves as a reminder that employers may be liable for injuries to their employees occasioned by a malevolent act of a third party.

Australia Employment

B

Barry Nilsson

I was only injured because of the company's negligence." Which case won?

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Beyond Policy – The FWC Reinforces The Duty To Genuinely Consider Flexible Work Arrangements

Australia Employment

PP

Pointon Partners

Workplace bullying vs serious misconduct

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

‘Tis the Season to Avoid Folly: Workplace Christmas Parties (2025 Edition)

Australia Employment

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Swaab

New IR Act amendments place greater burden on employers in victimisation cases

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Volunteer management in educational settings: Legal considerations

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

What can I do if an NDIS participant has damaged an SIL house?

Australia Employment

L

LegalVision

Victoria's New OHS Regulations On Psychosocial Health

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

8501 For HR: An Audit-ready SOP For 482 Sponsors

Australia Employment

RM

Roam Migration Law

What The Westpac Flexible Work Ruling Really Means For employers

Australia Employment

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Swaab

What can I do if an NDIS participant has damaged an SIL house?

SIL providers under the NDIS can be liable for tenant-caused property damage & should manage risks.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Victoria's New OHS Regulations On Psychosocial Health

The new duty is found in the Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 (Regulations).

Australia Employment

K

Kennedys

8501 For HR: An Audit-ready SOP For 482 Sponsors

Condition 8501 requires the holder to maintain adequate health insurance while in Australia.

Australia Employment

RM

Roam Migration Law

What The Westpac Flexible Work Ruling Really Means For employers

For HR practitioners, this case underscores a broader tension between organisational control and employee autonomy.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

What Happens When An Employee Runs Out Of Sick Leave?

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 3, Part 1 - Director's Duties

In part one of our Inside Safety podcast series exploring directors' duties, Steve Bell, Aaron Anderson and Olga Klimczak delve into the evolving case law on responsibilities of officers...

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Rights And Obligations Under Workplace Policies

A workplace policy is a document that generally deals with the employer's practices, requirements and procedures.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Ready Or Not, Here They Come: The Victorian Psychosocial Regulations And Compliance Code Explained

The primary focus of the Victorian Regulations is on psychosocial risk management. We have set out below the key aspects of the Victorian Regulations for all employers with any employees based in Victoria.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

WHS is no joke – Failure to comply with WHS laws leads to hefty fines

This case highlights the importance of having detailed, targeted and regularly updated WHS plans for sites.

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Sleep Apnoea and Shift Work – what NSW workers need to know

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Neurodiversity in the workplace – important legal considerations for employers

Australia Employment

K

Kennedys

Do employers have to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) in NSW?

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Responding with compassion when it matters most

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Twist of fate: A painful lesson in liability

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Drug And Alcohol Testing In The Workplace: What You Need To Know

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 2 Spotlight On Silica – Recent Developments And Trends

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employee Awarded $305k In Record Sexual Harassment Payout

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Use Of AI And Automation In The Workplace To Be Regulated In NSW Under Further WHS Reforms

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Understanding your workers' compensation rights for musculoskeletal injuries

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Receiving a WorkCover Notice of Assessment – Queensland

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Employment law, litigation: High Court expands scope for damages in termination cases: Elisha v Vision Australia Ltd

Australia Employment

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Managing Cross Border Sexual Harassment Investigations In Australia And Asia––10 Key Considerations For Employers (Part 3)

Worldwide Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

"Twenty pegs wouldn't have done it": questions posed by the Tasmanian jumping castle accident

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Exposure to toxic chemicals increases cancer risk for firefighters

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

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